Re: [NTLK] Reading Data from Memory Cards?

From: Laurent Daudelin (laurent.daudelin_at_verizon.net)
Date: Tue Dec 10 2002 - 23:16:44 EST

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on 10/12/02 22:38, Thomas Tempelmann at listuser_at_tempel.org wrote:

>
> Hi all,
>
> I just got a Nokia 6310 phone and was wondering how I best
> transfer my names + phone numbers to the phone.
>
> One thing that came to my mind:
>
> If it would be possible to put a Newton Memory card into a PC/Mac PC-Card
> reader and if the OS would allow me to access the card, then I could be
> able to read the soups off of the card and thereby get all the data from
> my Newton without using the pesky cable connection.
>
> So, does someone know if it's possible, provided I supply proper drivers,
> to physically read a Newton memory card in a PC-Card reader (e.g., in a
> Mac powerbook, or with a USB card reader)? Or do the Newton mem cards
> have a special design that makes it impossible to read them in an
> ordinary PC-Card reader?
>
> Thomas

If the OS had the ability to understand the way data is structured on the
Newton, then yes, I think you would be able to access it. Those flash RAM
cards can be used in a laptop, it's just the format of the card that the OS
can't understand. Somebody with some knowledge about the format structure
and the BSD Unix layer could probably write a driver in OS X for them.

Or, you might want to check NewtSync. John says on his web site that
developers can pretty much access the connected Newton as an Objective-C
object. That sounds exciting!

-Laurent.

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